Unreasonable TV: Episode 10 – Just the Beginning
After 10 weeks of incredible experiences, the first ever Unreasonable Institute is coming to a close. In this episode discover how the Institute in partnership with First Light Ventures provided seed capital to 3 ventures and graduated from the Capitol Building with the Governor of Colorado. If you are an entrepreneur and still wondering whether you should apply, watch to discover how the Institute delivered on its promise to give wings to 22 ventures from around the world.
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Unreasonable TV: Episode 9 – The Penultimate Week
This episodes takes you from San Francisco Investors pitch to the Unreasonable Global Summit in Boulder. This week entrepreneurs also voted for 3 companies to receive a total of $225,000 through the Village Capital Fund. To find out who is the winner and what our mentors say about the Unreasonable Institute, watch the entire 9 minutes.
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Unreasonable TV: Episode 8 – 3,000 miles to San Francisco
The fellows alternate between frantic work and incredible play as they drive 1,500 miles from Boulder, Colorado, through Wyoming, Utah and Nevada to attend the Unreasonable West Coast PitchFest in San Francisco. While there, they vie to make an impression in the minds of 100 of the Bay area’s most prominent investors and philanthropists.
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Unreasonable TV: Episode 7- Crunch Time
The unreasonable fellows prepare frantically to leave for the San Francisco pitch fest, and we take a closer look into one particularly international room at the Unreasonable Mansion.
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Unreasonable TV: Episode 6 – My Country, My Community, My People
The institute hits it’s midway point, the fellows look towards San Francisco, and we take a look at Nnamaeka’s Smallholder’s Radio.
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Unreasonable TV: Episode 5 – Village Capital
What does the Unreasonable Village Fund of $225,000, a trip to San Francisco, pitching to a room of top investors and listening with your soul have in common? Watch the 5th Episode to discover how lives can be changed at the Unreasonable Institute and how Shabnam, one of our fellows, made her punch in the right direction.
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Unreasonable TV Episode 4 – The Struggle
From the palm streets of Sierra Leone to the fireworks of Boulder, we bring you an episode throbbing with life and contemplation. This time our exceptional production team highlighted the work of the Unreasonable Fellow Ben Lyons. Ben talks about his company FrontlineSMS:Credit which provides an effective technological bridge between mobile money providers and microfinance banking solutions to deliver state of the art financial services to the bottom of the pyramid consumers.
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Unreasonable TV Episode 3 – Wrench, Ratchet, and Rafael
This Episode brings an intimate story of the development of one of the Unreasonable Ventures – Uber Shelter. We highlight Rafael’s progress throughout the Institute and invite you to explore how the mentors and the structure of the Institute facilitate idea generation, growth, support and business modeling. After months of struggling to define what Uber Shelter stands for as a viable business, Rafael is now designing an innovative business solution to meet the needs of the emergency response.
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Unreasonable TV Episode 2 – Change in Tone
Episode two highlights a change in the tone of the Institute. The discipline and the daily grind of being an Unreasonable Fellow is showcased through the stories of a few individual entrepreneurs. The mentor intensive model is explored as well as the innovative Unreasonable Village Fund – a $150,000 fund that the Unreasonable Fellows will allocate and invest in one another. In this episode the community, struggle, and excitement that merge to create the Unreasonable Institute are front and center.
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Unreasonable TV Episode 1 – The Beginnings
Today, we are proud to announce the launch of the world’s most unreasonable Web Series – Unreasonable TV! Each week, we’ll release 10 minute episodes that document what happens at the Unreasonable Institute. Through these episodes, we welcome you inside the walls of the Mansion to witness the trials and tribulations of the Unreasonable Fellows as they work to create ventures that shape the course of history. Join us today to witness the very beginnings of the first Unreasonable Institute of all time.
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